Entrepreneur: someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity (Empresario)
Partnership: The state of being a partner. (Asociacion)
A company which is owned by two or more people
Fund: a sum of money saved, collected or provided for a particular purpose (Fondo)
Investor: A person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage (Inversonista)
Acquaintance: a person that you have met but do not know well (Conocido)
Subscribe: to pay money to an organization in order to receive a product, use a service regularly or support the organization (Suscriptor)
Start out: to begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way (Comenzar)
Start up: a small business that has just been started (Puesta en marcha)
Lead: to control a group of people, a country, or a situation
Forum: a situation or meeting in which people can talk about a problem or matter especially of public interest (Foro)
Match: A sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against each other
Established: To start a company or organization that will continue for a long time
Target: An object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. are aimed
Tough: Strong and determined
Advice: An opinion which someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation


1-.What are the names of the four sites the report focuses on?
LinkedIn, Rize, JumpUp,GoBig

2-.What are some of the advantages that Social Network Sites offer to business owners and business people in general?
Are free, are good place to get advice from people, comunication people, shorter distances

LnkedIn

• is one of the oldest Social Network Sites.
• Allows business people to match networks of people they know with networks of their acquaintances in order to broaden the networks.
• Allows business people to open doors for their businesses that otherwise would be closed to them.
• Helps you find people in a specific industry.
• Has the largest number of members.

Rize

• Is a good place to get advice from people in a similar business line or a similar situation.
• Is specifically useful for entrepreneurs.
• Is very useful for finding answers to common questions in a business area

JumpUp

• Is completely free.
• Offers users calculators to predict their possible cash flow
• Offers an excellent way to see what other companies or entrepreneurs think of your products
• Biggest strength is in its forums.

GoBig

• Is one of the youngest sites
• Might be difficult for business people to find other people with similar interests
• Allows companies to find investors for their products

Imagine that you are just beginning your own import/export business. Choose two of the sites which you think would be most useful to you. Add another social media site not mentioned in this video clip. Explain your reasons for chosing these three sites. Post to Engrade class discussion. Add this post to your wiki page.